Was the Earliest Bible Canon Actually Protestant?!?

About this episode

Gavin Ortlund examines the earliest surviving Christian canon list from Melito of Sardis and its implications for the Protestant Old Testament canon.

Gavin Ortlund examines the earliest surviving Christian canon list from Melito of Sardis and explores why this second-century testimony may provide significant historical support for the Protestant Old Testament canon. Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville. SUPPORT: Tax Deductible Support: https://truthunites.org/donate/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truthunites FOLLOW: Website: https://truthunites.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truth.unites/ X: https://x.com/gavinortlund Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthUnitesPage/

People in this episode

Host: Gavin Ortlund

Topics covered

• Bible canon
• Protestantism
• Christian history
• theological exploration
• Old Testament

Keywords

• Bible canon
• Protestant Old Testament
• Melito of Sardis
• Christianity
• theology
• historical support

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Truth Unites, Phoenix Seminary, Immanuel Nashville

Books & works: Melito of Sardis

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